Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2023
Glaciers are becoming smaller and disappearing, finds new inventory
The Western United States is losing its glaciers.
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Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
Bridging the gap: New terrain smoothing method refines downslope windstorm modeling
Researchers from the UK Met Office, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, have developed an advanced terrain-smoothing technique that significantly improves the modeling of downslope windstorms. ...
Astrobiology
Sep 20, 2023
New Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean
The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars' gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean.
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2023
Plate tectonics 4 billion years ago may have helped initiate life on Earth
The Earth's oldest surface layer forming continents, termed its crust, is approximately 4 billion years old and is comprised of 25–50km-thick volcanic rocks known as basalts. Originally, scientists thought that one complete ...
Archaeology
Aug 24, 2023
Missing topographical elements of Paleolithic rock art revealed by stereoscopic imaging
Research led by Complutense University, Madrid, has discovered an array of ancient cave paintings hidden among previously described cave art. In a paper, "Animals hidden in plain sight: stereoscopic recording of Paleolithic ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 23, 2023
Speckle diffraction tomography reveals nanoscale features in thick biological specimens
For years, capturing detailed three-dimensional images of complex biological specimens has posed a major challenge due to their intricate composition and the multiple scattering of light. A game-changing moment has arrived, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2023
Climate change is bringing bushfires more often, but some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most
Black Summer, Black Saturday, Ash Wednesday: these and so many other bushfire disasters are regular reminders of the fact Australia is among the most flammable continents on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
Spatial regionalization algorithm shows promising results in complex datasets
In the paper, "Extended SLIC superpixels algorithm for applications to non-imagery geospatial rasters," published in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, researchers from Adam Mickiewicz ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
Evaluating measurement error in remote-sensing deforestation data
Remote sensing methods are transformative tools used to study deforestation, but they are by no means perfect. In the new paper "Remotely Incorrect? Accounting for Nonclassical Measurement Error in Satellite Data on Deforestation," ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2023
Researchers use ancient plant leaf wax to reconstruct the history of Taiwan's mountains
When it comes to studying certain geological processes, you can't get much closer to studying them in real-time than in Taiwan.
